Jeb Bush Is Reportedly Making 'Secret Visits' To Wall Street To Prepare For A 2016 Campaign

Jeb Bush speaking at the
Republican National Convention in 2012.Reuters

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is reportedly moving ahead with
his potential presidential campaign, meeting with potential
donors and lining up support on Wall Street.

According to a Daily News report
published Wednesday night, Bush visited an unnamed downtown
Manhattan bank earlier in the week to secure financial backing
for a potential White House bid. It wasn't his first such trip,
either.

"He's been having these secret visits with guys who can write six
and seven-figure checks," a finance industry official told
the paper.

In these visits, the official said Bush would discuss potential
2016 campaign topics, including the Keystone XL pipeline and
immigration reform. Bush
reportedly isn't telling these potential donors whether or not he
will run, but is simply looking to "assure money is there if he
announces."

Bush's spokeswoman insisted he
has yet to make up his mind about a presidential campaign.

"Governor Bush has not made a decision whether or not to run for
president in 2016," Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell told the
News. "[He will] make a decision at the end of this year or the
beginning of next."

If he runs, Bush, the son of former President George H.W.
Bush and the brother of former President George W. Bush, is
expected to heavily court the Republican establishment and
business community.

"He will get the backing," SkyBridge Capital founder
Anthony Scaramucci
told Business Insider last month. "People will be stepping
over themselves."